# Match Record: Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2025 (2025-09-25)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 02:42:47
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8138556479
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-25
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2025
- **Location:** The Villages, FL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4647-burnsed-pool-recreation-center)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.17)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Sal Aparo** (DUPR ID: 3XWKQR) - Rating: 4.217, Location: The Villages, FL, US
- **Jeffrey Constantz** (DUPR ID: ZNM6PL) - Rating: 4.163, Location: The Villages, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Mark Burkowski** (DUPR ID: YGGO7K) - Rating: 4.249, Location: The Villages, FL, US
- **Ken Vallance** (DUPR ID: J5GW9O) - Rating: 4.044, Location: Lake County, FL, US

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